Temporal and spatial variability in the macrozoobenthic community along a salinity gradient in the Castillos Lagoon (Uruguay)

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-384

  Jorcin, Adriana ^a  

^a Instituto de Biociências   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

CASTILLOS LAGOON; URUGUAY;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; HELEOBIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0032694549     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/146/1999/369     Document Type: Article

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